To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed the entire object, paste this HTML in websiteTo link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed this page, paste this HTML in website

The QC, Vol. 87, No. 26 • May 10, 2001

2001_05_10_001

■ COR Takes Control?
COR is debating whether to take
responsibility for all of the
A.S.W.C student body fees. Does
this create a conflict of interest?
■ Spring Sing 2001
For a quick recap of this year's
singing fun on stage, read the story in Campus Life.
■ Art, Plays, and
Chicken
The QC A&E section covers
bridges, geishas, theatre and good
Armenian chicken.
■ Most Valuable Players
and Rookies of the Year
The QC has selected the athletes it
thinks most deserve to be honored
for the Winter and Spring athletic
seasons.
"John (jTunkaf
Wfiittier
iE:
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
^^y 1 f,-^ May 10,2001
Quaker Campus
"^" The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 Ahftn.
http://www.whittiep.eciu/qc
College to Remain
in Power Program
■ POWER STRUGGLE
by Amy Stice
QC News Editor
The Board of Trustees decided this week to remain in the ex-
istingpower interruption program,
but to purchase a smaller generator to provide energy to the campus during blackouts, Vice President of Finance and Administration Jan Legoza said.
To be released from the current energy program, in which
power supply to the College is
interrupted in the event of a Stage
Three power shortage, the College would be charged $120,000
by Southern California Edison
(S.C.E.). Regardless of attempts
to save, the College will be paying
an additional $250,000 to
$300,000 a year in electricity costs
as a result of a 43 percent hike in
rates, Legoza said. The College
saves between $75,000 and
$100,000 annually through the
interruption contract, Legoza said
in January [see QC Issue 14, Vol.
87].
She sees remaining in the pro
gram as more beneficial to the
student body during blackouts
because the school receives a 30-
minute warning before the power
supply is interrupted. Currently,
Director of Human Resources Jan
Merideth sends students an e-mail
to_warn them of.potential power
disruptions, while'the Maintenance Departrjrient moves towards
the generator, which they can now
activate approximately five minutes after the power is disrupted.
Legoza also cited good citizenship and the College's "commitment to environmental issues"
as factors in the decision.
"By agreeing to turn off power to selected areas of campus
when the demand for electricity
exceeds the supply, Whittier College is part of the solution," Legoza said. "These planned interruptions help prevent more complete
blackouts in the wider communi-
ty."
The terms of the S.C.E. contract state that the power can be
interrupted for six hours in a 24-
hour period, although in January
the generator occasionally ran for
as long as 18 hours per day.
Marks Presented with
2001 Nerhood Award
■ RECOGNITION
by Amy Stice
QC News Editor
Professor ofHistory Robert
Marks was presented the Harry
W. Nerhood Teaching Excellence Award by Dean of Faculty and Vice President of Academic Affairs David Muller at
Honors Convocation on Tuesday, May 8.
Marks, who could not remember if this is his 23rd or his
24th year at the College, says
that he "get[s] a tremendous
amount of satisfaction serving
the College and the community."
Marks is currently on sabbatical, completing two books.
He describes one book as stemming from his world history
course, and the other is about
the history of China. When
asked about the likelihood of
"You don't do this for the
recognition, but getting
some recognition is
extremely gratifying."
-Robert Marks
winning the award while not
working from campus, he
laughed. "In Chinese history, I
teach about Daoism," he said.
"Daoists believe that if you
sometimes do nothing, everything happens."
Marks almost missed the
See NERHOOD, page 4
Seniors Gather for Barbeque
Seniors Christine Flaherty, Mariana Madico, Laura Marquez and Samir Sarkar have
dinner together at the Senior Class Barbeque, hosted by President Katherine Haley
Will. Senior Edith Braswell said that the barbeque " brought to light the fact that I was
actually graduating, and I felt this need to hug everyone that I knew there." Braswell
said that it was "somewhat emotional seeing all the people that I came in with and met
at Playf air" during her first-year orientation. "It was good to see all the seniors relaxing,
eating and having fun together," senior Antonio Trepesowsky said. Faculty, administrators and seniors mingled, enjoying food catered by Bon Appetit, including chocolate-covered strawberries that Braswell said were two-and-a-half to three inches in
diameter.
Seniors Scramble for Jobs
■ CAREERS
by Amy Stice
QC News Editor
The recent downturn in the
economy has resulted in students
scrambling for jobs and an increasing disinterest on the part of
employers recruiting at the college level, Director of Career Services Lynn Pearson said. She says
that many students do not utilize
Career Services until late in the
academic year and that the students who approach her office now
are who she likes to call "skidding
seniors": students nearing graduation who are desperate for a j ob—
any job.
"They're realizing that [the
job market] is not as good this
year as last," Pearson said. "I've
talked to very few seniors who
have job offers."
In an effort to lure potential
employers towards future Whittier College graduates, Pearson arranged a consortium with five other colleges in the area to provide a
virtual job fair. Expecting upwards
of 100 employer participants, the
fair drew only 21; with a potential
employee pool of over 1,000 students, only 43 students visited the
site. Six students submitted a total
of 14 resumes.
Pearson does not blame the
entirety of the students' situation
on the economy—she says that
many students do not know how
to effectively job hunt. She estimates that 90 percent of her time
is spent tracking down the 80 percent of jobs in what she calls the
"hidden job market." She suggests
making cold calls to people in
companies or fields the graduate
is interested in and joining student
associations affiliated with their
majors to network with others
potentially in the same field.
In the long term, senior Ben
Brodsky-Porges would like to
apply to graduate school and eventually go into criminal law. Meanwhile, he has applied for an investigative position in the law department of the Public Defender's
Office in Seattle, WA. He was
See CAREERS, page 4
QC Ranks 1st Class
with Distinction
The Quaker Campus (QC)
placed first class with a mark
of distinction for coverage and
content in an Associated Collegiate Press (A.C.P.) evaluation. The University of Minnesota evaluator specifically cited "scope of coverage" in
awarding the mark of distinction. This is the second time
the QChas ranked first class in
the A.C.P. evaluation.
ISSUE 26 • VOLUME 87

■ COR Takes Control?
COR is debating whether to take
responsibility for all of the
A.S.W.C student body fees. Does
this create a conflict of interest?
■ Spring Sing 2001
For a quick recap of this year's
singing fun on stage, read the story in Campus Life.
■ Art, Plays, and
Chicken
The QC A&E section covers
bridges, geishas, theatre and good
Armenian chicken.
■ Most Valuable Players
and Rookies of the Year
The QC has selected the athletes it
thinks most deserve to be honored
for the Winter and Spring athletic
seasons.
"John (jTunkaf
Wfiittier
iE:
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
^^y 1 f,-^ May 10,2001
Quaker Campus
"^" The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 Ahftn.
http://www.whittiep.eciu/qc
College to Remain
in Power Program
■ POWER STRUGGLE
by Amy Stice
QC News Editor
The Board of Trustees decided this week to remain in the ex-
istingpower interruption program,
but to purchase a smaller generator to provide energy to the campus during blackouts, Vice President of Finance and Administration Jan Legoza said.
To be released from the current energy program, in which
power supply to the College is
interrupted in the event of a Stage
Three power shortage, the College would be charged $120,000
by Southern California Edison
(S.C.E.). Regardless of attempts
to save, the College will be paying
an additional $250,000 to
$300,000 a year in electricity costs
as a result of a 43 percent hike in
rates, Legoza said. The College
saves between $75,000 and
$100,000 annually through the
interruption contract, Legoza said
in January [see QC Issue 14, Vol.
87].
She sees remaining in the pro
gram as more beneficial to the
student body during blackouts
because the school receives a 30-
minute warning before the power
supply is interrupted. Currently,
Director of Human Resources Jan
Merideth sends students an e-mail
to_warn them of.potential power
disruptions, while'the Maintenance Departrjrient moves towards
the generator, which they can now
activate approximately five minutes after the power is disrupted.
Legoza also cited good citizenship and the College's "commitment to environmental issues"
as factors in the decision.
"By agreeing to turn off power to selected areas of campus
when the demand for electricity
exceeds the supply, Whittier College is part of the solution," Legoza said. "These planned interruptions help prevent more complete
blackouts in the wider communi-
ty."
The terms of the S.C.E. contract state that the power can be
interrupted for six hours in a 24-
hour period, although in January
the generator occasionally ran for
as long as 18 hours per day.
Marks Presented with
2001 Nerhood Award
■ RECOGNITION
by Amy Stice
QC News Editor
Professor ofHistory Robert
Marks was presented the Harry
W. Nerhood Teaching Excellence Award by Dean of Faculty and Vice President of Academic Affairs David Muller at
Honors Convocation on Tuesday, May 8.
Marks, who could not remember if this is his 23rd or his
24th year at the College, says
that he "get[s] a tremendous
amount of satisfaction serving
the College and the community."
Marks is currently on sabbatical, completing two books.
He describes one book as stemming from his world history
course, and the other is about
the history of China. When
asked about the likelihood of
"You don't do this for the
recognition, but getting
some recognition is
extremely gratifying."
-Robert Marks
winning the award while not
working from campus, he
laughed. "In Chinese history, I
teach about Daoism," he said.
"Daoists believe that if you
sometimes do nothing, everything happens."
Marks almost missed the
See NERHOOD, page 4
Seniors Gather for Barbeque
Seniors Christine Flaherty, Mariana Madico, Laura Marquez and Samir Sarkar have
dinner together at the Senior Class Barbeque, hosted by President Katherine Haley
Will. Senior Edith Braswell said that the barbeque " brought to light the fact that I was
actually graduating, and I felt this need to hug everyone that I knew there." Braswell
said that it was "somewhat emotional seeing all the people that I came in with and met
at Playf air" during her first-year orientation. "It was good to see all the seniors relaxing,
eating and having fun together," senior Antonio Trepesowsky said. Faculty, administrators and seniors mingled, enjoying food catered by Bon Appetit, including chocolate-covered strawberries that Braswell said were two-and-a-half to three inches in
diameter.
Seniors Scramble for Jobs
■ CAREERS
by Amy Stice
QC News Editor
The recent downturn in the
economy has resulted in students
scrambling for jobs and an increasing disinterest on the part of
employers recruiting at the college level, Director of Career Services Lynn Pearson said. She says
that many students do not utilize
Career Services until late in the
academic year and that the students who approach her office now
are who she likes to call "skidding
seniors": students nearing graduation who are desperate for a j ob—
any job.
"They're realizing that [the
job market] is not as good this
year as last," Pearson said. "I've
talked to very few seniors who
have job offers."
In an effort to lure potential
employers towards future Whittier College graduates, Pearson arranged a consortium with five other colleges in the area to provide a
virtual job fair. Expecting upwards
of 100 employer participants, the
fair drew only 21; with a potential
employee pool of over 1,000 students, only 43 students visited the
site. Six students submitted a total
of 14 resumes.
Pearson does not blame the
entirety of the students' situation
on the economy—she says that
many students do not know how
to effectively job hunt. She estimates that 90 percent of her time
is spent tracking down the 80 percent of jobs in what she calls the
"hidden job market." She suggests
making cold calls to people in
companies or fields the graduate
is interested in and joining student
associations affiliated with their
majors to network with others
potentially in the same field.
In the long term, senior Ben
Brodsky-Porges would like to
apply to graduate school and eventually go into criminal law. Meanwhile, he has applied for an investigative position in the law department of the Public Defender's
Office in Seattle, WA. He was
See CAREERS, page 4
QC Ranks 1st Class
with Distinction
The Quaker Campus (QC)
placed first class with a mark
of distinction for coverage and
content in an Associated Collegiate Press (A.C.P.) evaluation. The University of Minnesota evaluator specifically cited "scope of coverage" in
awarding the mark of distinction. This is the second time
the QChas ranked first class in
the A.C.P. evaluation.
ISSUE 26 • VOLUME 87